David Downing Gilliss
Construction and development Attorney at Towson, MD
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David Downing Gilliss
Construction and development Attorney at Towson, MD
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Construction and development70%
50 cases
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Litigation30%
38 years, 50 cases
Licensed for 37 years
State
MD
Status
Active
Acquired
1985
Updated
11/23/2022
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Pike & Gilliss, LLC
600 Washington Avenue
Suite 303
Towson, MD, 21204
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Work Experience
- Founding Partner
- Pike & Gilliss, LLC
- 2010 - Present
- Partner
- Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP
- 1991 - 2009
- Associate Attorney
- Jordan Coyne Savits & Lopata
- 1987 - 1991
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law
- JD - Juris Doctor
- 1985
- College of Wooster
- BA - Bachelor of Arts
- 1980
- Calvert Hall College High School
- 1976
Legal Cases
- BEKA Industries, Inc. v. Worcester County Board of Education
- Contractors who do business with county school boards can now be assured that any judgment against the school board will be funded.
- Geigan Electrical Services, LLC v. Howard County Public School System
- TRO for Subcontractor
- Maryland Department of Labor (MOSH) v. Wickersham Construction & Engneering, Inc. Administrative law Courts
- Reversal of Citation and Penalty which had been assessed against General Contractor
Associations
- Eagles Mere Historic Village, Inc.
- Board Secretary/Greens Committee Chair
- 2013 - Present
- Defense Research Institute
- Steering Committee Member of Fidelity and Surety Committee
- 2008 - Present
- College of Wooster Alumni Association
- President
- 2012 - 2014
Languages Spoken
- English
Honors and Awards
- Best Lawyers -- Construction Litigation
- America's Best Lawyers
- 2021
- Super Lawyer-Construction/Surety
- Maryland Super Lawyers
- 2020
- AV Rated Attorney, 2019. Rating: AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5
- Martindale-Hubbell -- awarded by peer review, for the highest standards of professional skill and ethics.
- 2020
Publications
- Defense Research Institute
- Time (and Time Again?): Contractual Limitations and Waiting Periods
- 2008
- Surety Claims Institute Newsletter
- ERISA Bonds and Employee Dishonesty: When is an Employee of the Sponsor Considered an Employee of the Plan?
- 2008
- Fidelity Law Journal
- Co-Chair -- 2008 FLA Annual Meeting
- 2008
Speaking Engagements
- Litigating Contract Surety Bond & Fidelity Insurance Claims
- Drafting Effective Tender and Completion Agrements
- 2012
- Construction Law Section's Breakfast Series
- MOSH/OSHA Inspections of Job Sites and Administrative Hearings
- 2012
- ABA Mid-Winter Surety and Fidelity Meetings
- Third Party Fidelity Claims
- 2011
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